What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Niger and Philippines?

3,162 deaths, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Philippines?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Philippines: Number of neonatal deaths

Niger

30,566 deaths

in 2019

Philippines

27,404 deaths

in 2019

Niger rank

14th

Philippines rank

17th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Niger
Philippines

How they compare

Niger currently reports 30,566 deaths against 27,404 deaths in Philippines, a difference of 3,162 deaths.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Niger ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 17th of 204 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	10,095 deaths	49,715 deaths	39,620 deaths	Philippines
1960s	13,184 deaths	52,569 deaths	39,385 deaths	Philippines
1970s	17,013 deaths	50,756 deaths	33,744 deaths	Philippines
1980s	19,242 deaths	44,535 deaths	25,293 deaths	Philippines
1990s	23,357 deaths	38,355 deaths	14,998 deaths	Philippines
2000s	26,080 deaths	36,545 deaths	10,465 deaths	Philippines
2010s	27,973 deaths	31,144 deaths	3,171 deaths	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Niger or Philippines?: Niger, at 30,566 deaths against 27,404 deaths in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Niger and Philippines?: 3,162 deaths, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Philippines?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Niger and Philippines rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Niger ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.